Comments on: Supermarket safari

By: scandilicious

scandilicious — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:51:29 +0000

Reading this makes me want to race back to Norway and stuff my suitcase full of “weird” kaviar stuff, lomper, reindeer steaks and er, fiskepudding. But not the stuff from Rema or Safari (heaven forfend) but all the amazing fiskeboller, fiskekaker and fiskepudding from Sostrene Hagelien in Bergen. Sob!
.-= scandilicious´s last blog ..Sunday baking- Banana bread with spelt- oats and maple syrup =-.

By: goodshoeday

goodshoeday — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:01:50 +0000

Looks like I’ve uncovered every food lovers guilty pleasure and I though there was just me lurking in foreign supermarkets peering into the chill cabinet! I think there are some real gems you can find probably my all time favourite (aside from cheese) is the heat and eat tortilla you can get in Spain – genius idea and pretty tasty especially for breakfast :0
I might turn this into a mini supermarket series – we could play guess the country…..

By: fran39

fran39 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:13:46 +0000

Ha! Another sad foreign supermarket addict here…this year in Greece, I spent way too long lurking in the closest mini-mart, embarassing my poor friend J who only waits as she’s hopeful of a good supper. Vac-packed octopus was my best find.
.-= fran39´s last blog ..Eight legs good =-.

By: kate the bake

kate the bake — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:31:52 +0000

I feel like you have outed my dirty secret!
Food stores are the first place i visit in a new country and the best way I know to get to understand a country if you don’t speak the language or know people there. Convenience stores are really good too, and very easy to make comparisons to the UK. My local offy/corner shop sells chocolate, cheap beer, instant coffee, teabags, pot noodles, sliced bread, sliced cheese, nappies & cheap washing up liquid – that is quite a good introduction to my neighbourhood. So, visiting another country I can compare habits by seeing what the local corner shop sells. Mostly I am left wishing that I could relocate. Meh!

btw – Bla cheese looks pretty cool too!
.-= kate the bake´s last blog ..dim sum, gluten free, yum! =-.

By: Signe

Signe — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:07:02 +0000

Weird kaviar stuff! That weird kaviar stuff I’ll have you know is pure nostalgia food, along with joika (reindeer stew), fiskeboller (fish balls, or cakes if you will) and lomper for my hot dog!

Nice bit of supermarket anthropology there Linda, but you’ve left us guessing whether the fiske-products of Safari and Rema were a patch on the epic fiskeboller/kaker/pudding of downtown Bergen fish market…I expect a full report next time you’re in Norway
.-= Signe´s last blog ..Julia Child’s Reine de Saba =-.

By: ginandcrumpets

ginandcrumpets — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:04:05 +0000

I love going to supermarkets abroad. It’s a quick way to spot some of the basic cultural differences and buy biscuits.

@Helen That’s hilarious! I never understand why my holiday making friends don’t want to spend longer in the supermarket. Don’t they know want to closely study the range of teas and the cheese section?
.-= ginandcrumpets´s last blog ..Elderberry jam =-.

By: meemalee

meemalee — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:29:09 +0000

I adore supermarket shopping when on holiday! The stuff abroad seems so much shinier and more exciting and I also get to laugh at the weird names.

It’s one of the reasons I love Lidl, because that’s kind of a foreign supermarket and you can unearth some real gems.
.-= meemalee´s last blog ..A MasterChef Motivator =-.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:53:36 +0000

I love a good rummage around a foreign supermarket! I spent so long in one in Iceland (as in the country not the er, supermarket), that I held up the whole tour by half an hour. Unintentionally of course! I had no idea everyone else had got bored and was waiting outside…

By: kavey

kavey — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:48:07 +0000

I too cannot resist food supermarkets on holiday. Same goes for food markets. This has been the case not only for all of my adult life but even as a kid. Luckily the husband is well versed…

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:21:54 +0000

I LOVE going to supermarkets on holiday! Sad isn’t it? I find them fascinating. It’s just so interesting to compare the produce and packaging.

I love the ‘Norzola’ !
.-= Jan´s last blog ..Jam packed =-.